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Petition calls for vomit bags in all taxis, ride-hailing after fatal B.C. crash

Transportation Ministry says it is looking into the suggestion

Mar 1, 2024 4:29 PM Read more >

B.C.’s public universities will ‘largely remain whole’ under foreign student cap

Post-secondary minister expects some private institutions to close as capping begins next week

Mar 1, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C. school district removes 4 books from reading list, citing racial equity

To Kill a Mockingbird among tomes pulled, but still available for ‘responsible’ use

Mar 1, 2024 3:20 PM Read more >

$12-million kiln unveiled at Island sawmill first of its kind on B.C. coast

Western Forest Products says similar upgrades to Ladysmith also coming in Nanaimo and Chemainus

Mar 1, 2024 3:05 PM Read more >

Grieving Surrey parents call for answers on in-school suicide supports

‘Our daughter could have used more information’

Mar 1, 2024 1:35 PM Read more >

B.C. cop who drove in wrong lane during chase-turned-crash cleared of wrongdoing

The driver of the suspect vehicle had several fractures and cuts to his ear, scalp

Mar 1, 2024 12:22 PM Read more >

UPDATE: Fundraiser set up for mother of Grade 12 student who died in highway crash near Shawnigan Lake

Kieran Harper died on Feb. 29

Mar 1, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Drug and alcohol deaths spark North Island First Nations state of emergency

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nations near Port Hardy concerned after 11 deaths in just 2 months

Mar 1, 2024 10:24 AM Read more >

Orchard expansion raising concerns about Okanagan wildlife corridor

Fences and agriculture encroaching toward tradition path for elk, deer and other animals

Mar 1, 2024 9:50 AM Read more >

Toxic waste kills 19 eagles at Prince Rupert dump

City says substance was contained to pond at landfill and not released into the broader environment

Mar 1, 2024 8:49 AM Read more >